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Versions - Different performances of the song by the same artist

Compilations - Other albums which feature this performance of the song

Covers - Performances of a song with the same name by different artists

Song Title	Versions	Compilations	Covers
la naissance
reve-realite (histoire...)
Communication-isolation
spiritualite-profanite
harmonie-chaos
Passepresent-futur
la mort (d'un artiste)

Notes

From the artist:

"During the composition of this album, these artists influenced my work with their many ideas :

"Alain Bashung, Amon Tobin, Aphex Twin, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Avey Tare And Panda Bear, Beck, Bjork, Boards Of Canada, Bob Drake, Brian Eno, Brian Wilson & Beach Boys, Captain Beefheart, Carla Bley, Cerberus Shoal, Charles Ives, Charles Mingus, Charlie Kaufman, cLOUDDEAD, Craig Taborn, Daniel Belanger, David Lynch, Devo, Disco Inferno, DJ Shadow, Don Caballero, Edgard Varese, Erik Satie, Fennesz, Fiery Furnaces, Frank Zappa, Harmonium, Jarboe & Neurosis, Jean Leloup, Jim ORourke, Joanna Newsom, John Fahey, Joy Division, Julius Hemphill, Kazumi Nikaidoh, Leo Ferre, Louis Sclavis, Marlon Brando, Max Tundra, Mike Oldfield, Mr. Bungle, My Bloody Valentine, Patty Waters, Pere Ubu, Public Image Limited, Kaki King, Kate Bush, Radiohead, Raymond Scott, Rene Lussier, Residents, Rodrigo, Salvador Dali, Serge Gainsbourg, Smiths, Sonic Youth, Sparks, Spring Heel Jack, Stanley Kubrick, Syd Barrett, Talking Heads, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits, Tujiko Noriko, The Velvet Underground, Violent Femmes, Vitamine Bleue"

--Vincent Bergeron

Contact :

-------Vincent Bergeron-------
http://www.critiquesdisques.com/vincent
vincent@altmuziq.cjb.net
Victoriaville : 1-819-758-8922
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Here is the text of a very nice review of this album, written by Francois Couture for allmusic.com:

No matter how versed you are in experimental music, I can honestly write that you have never heard something quite like Vincent Bergeron's Casse-tete de l'Existence (Puzzle of Existence). Imagine if you will, plunderphonics coupled with progressive rock; sample deconstruction and sound collage as techniques to assemble hiccupping operas. What Bergeron does is rip samples from every possible source, including but not limited to records of free improvisation, musique concrete, contemporary music, folk music, and world music. He slices and dices them into tiny pieces, then, like a mosaic artist, glues these tiny pieces together into jagged but very well structured songs, for which he writes lyrics and melodies. To make sure that the vocals fit in with the rapid-fire claudicating style of the music, he also chops up and reassembles his voice. Since he sings in a half operatic, half mock-theatrical voice, and his music is rich in strings, percussion breaks and certain grandeur, the result sounds a lot like a bloodbath at a prog rock convention  or the digital bastard child of Peter Gabriel-era Genesis and Fantômas. "La Naissance," for instance, is mostly a reorganized string quartet with a stuttering lead melody strongly reminiscent of French prog rockers Ange, while the main source for "Spiritualite-Profanite" seems to be Alain Stivell fighting back a fit of Parkinson's with his Celtic harp. On the other hand, "Reve-Realite" contains a lot of free jazz samples (including some Art Ensemble of Chicago and Sun Ra, among many other things). If the basic material tends to give a unique orientation to each piece, it seems there is no limit to what Bergeron can make his samples do. Profoundly disturbing but ceaselessly fascinating, Casse-tete de l'Existence is oddness to the umpteenth degree. Obviously, the world is not ready for this. The album is available for free from the net label Webbed Hand.